Samarkand (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

Samarkand (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping historical novel set in 11th century Persia, about the poet and philosopher Omar

Disoriented (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

A big, exquisite novel about friendship, betrayal, nostalgia, culture, politics, and

On Identity (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

The notion of identity - personal, religious, ethnic or national - is one that has given rise to heated passions and crimes throughout the history of

First Century After Beatrice (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its

Rock Of Tanios (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

The 1993 winner of the Prix Goncourt. It is an historical novel which explores myth, passion and loyalty from Lebanon's troubled past, by tracing the life of Tanios, a child of the mountains, who one day in 1840 disappeared from the rock that now bears his

Balthasar's Odyssey (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

There are ninety-nine names for God in the Koran, is it possible that there is a secret one-hundredth name? There are ninety-nine names for God in the Koran, and merely to know this most secret hundredth name will, Balthasar believes, ensure his

Disordered World - A Vision for the Post-9/11 World (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

Tranlsated from the French by George MillerA dazzling and ultimately hopeful exploration and analysis of our disordered and volatile post-9/11 world by one of the leading international writers and thinkers of our

Adrift - How Our World Lost Its Way (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

Breathtaking analysis of the current global crisis from one of the Arab world's most respected

Leo Africanus (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback)

'I, Hasan the son of Muhammad the weigh-master, I, Jean-Leon de Medici, circumcised at the hand of a barber and baptized at the hand of a pope, I am now called the African, but I am not from Africa, nor from Europe, nor from Arabia. I am also called the Granadan, the Fassi, the Zayyati, but I come

Ports of Call (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback)

Ossyane, a young Lebanese man and his Jewish wife Clara return to live in Haifa after World War II. Just as war breaks out in the new-born state of Israel, Ossayne is forced to go to Beirut. The border with Israel closes behind him and he becomes separated from his wife with tragic

Mrs Hudson and the Samarkand Conspiracy (Davies Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Zbloudění - Amin Maalouf

Jedné noci v Paříži zazvoní telefon. Adam se dozví, že jeho nejbližší přítel z mládí umírá. Rozhodne se okamžitě odjet do své domoviny, které se po dlouhých dvacet pět let vyhýbal. Jako exulant žil ve Francii pohodlný život respektovaného historika - sice v cizině, ale v

Indelicacy (Cain Amina)(Paperback / softback)

Amulet of Samarkand Graphic Novel (Stroud Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The first volume in the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence, now adapted into a stunning graphic novel format - this is Bartimaeus as you've never seen him before!Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, has revenge on his

Amulet Of Samarkand (Stroud Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician's apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple

What Would it Take to Build a Hoverboard? (Amin Anita Nahta)(Paperback / softback)

Golem's Eye (Stroud Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Two years have passed since the events of The Amulet of Samarkand and the young magician Nathaniel is rising fast through the government ranks. Nathaniel and Bartimaeus travel to Prague, enemy city of ancient magic, but while they are there uproar breaks out at home and Nathaniel returns to find

Drawing a Veil (Don Lari)(Paperback / softback)

Ellie and Amina are best friends. When Amina starts wearing the hijab, the bullies take notice, and Ellie's loyalties are

The Amulet of Samarkand (Stroud Jonathan)(Paperback)

Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on

Rescue Princesses: The Shimmering Stone (Harrison Paula)(Paperback / softback)

Princess Amina is so pleased her friends are coming to her cousin's wedding. The Princesses can't wait to put on their best dancing shoes! But when a wounded tiger is found in the hills, the girls know her small cubs will be in terrible danger. The Rescue Princesses must find them, royal wedding or

Imagining Queer Methods (Ghaziani Amin)(Paperback)

Reimagines the field of queer studies by asking 'How do we do queer theory?' Imagining Queer Methods showcases the methodological renaissance unfolding in queer scholarship. This volume brings together emerging and esteemed researchers from all corners of the academy who are defining new

Arabic for Dummies (Bouchentouf Amine)(Paperback)

Start reading and speaking ArabicArabic For Dummies helps readers start speaking Modern Standard Arabic in no time. Whether you're a student, traveler, or work in business or government, you'll find this title to be packed with practical lessons, cultural facts, and handy references.Inside, you'll

Ajcc Cancer Staging Manual (Amin Mahul B.)(Paperback)

The American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual is used by physicians throughout the world to diagnose cancer and determine the extent to which cancer has progressed. All of the TNM staging information included in this Seventh Edition is uniform between the AJCC (American Joint

Amina: Through My Eyes (Powers J. L.)(Paperback)

A moving, fictional account of one child's life in a conflict zone, in Mogadishu, SomaliaAmina lives on the edges of Mogadishu. Her family's house has been damaged in Somalia's long civil war, but they continue to live there, reluctant to leave their home. Amina's world is shattered when government